Children's Center

Location: 8533 Adobe Circle Road (Adobe at Verano)

Enrollment: 48 children, ages 2 1/2 to kindergarten. Available to UCI students, staff and faculty only. Subsidized for full time students by a grant from the California Department of Education.

Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m., weekdays

Director: Gail Harrison

Telephone: (949) 824-2100 or 824-4752

The Children’s Center provides a quality child care program for the student, staff, and faculty families within the University community. The goals of the program strongly reflect an abiding sense of respect for children, their unique cultures, and individual development.

The Center environment offers a rich variety of space, materials, and activities organized to promote children’s active exploration and mastery. Careful planning and structuring of experiences ensure that the needs of each child are met in a supportive, nurturing way. Our teachers encourage curiosity, enthusiasm for learning, and promote cooperative social interactions. We support individual creativity and diversity, and provide opportunities for children to use their growing bodies to develop a sense of autonomy and self worth. We welcome families as observers and contributors to the program.